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Vintage DLX identification needed
Can't open the photos...
8 years agoDuplex Drums Search
The #'s are right up there with W/A sets from the 70's. I'd bet each set was hand assembled.
8 years agoYamaha 9000 worth buying?
I remember checking out a Yamaha 9000 natural maple colored set and being very impressed by the fit and finish. It was perfect. And everything I have...
8 years agoWANTED ... 8X12 Kent red sparkle tom with center lugs
Just saw one on 3bay-
8 years agoAnother Mystery Drum -
I'd agree with the Pearl Wood/Fiberglass but the Vibra-Fibe process left the drum interior very coarse, like a boat hull on the inside. That is what t...
8 years agoMIJ Timbale - Who made this?
Star rims have flattened ears, Pearl's have round ears. Hoshino's are flat,too but are they in this discussion?
8 years agoAnother Mystery Drum -
That drum looks like it's been "Vibra-Fibed". I don't know the details other than it was an after market spray fiberglass interior coating.
8 years agoI was just "GIFTED" these
Very,very nice. Hopefully not metric, but for NUTHIN'....
8 years agoThe end of "cellophane" heads...
I am actually a big fan of the Remo "drum head only" heads used on MIJ/MIT's in the 70's. They are great resonant heads. Probably a type of Diplomat-t...
8 years agoGuitar center sent wrong cymbal
If the picture and the description don't match and they send you the described item and not the pictured item, they should pay return shipping and ref...
8 years agoThe end of "cellophane" heads...
Replacing bass drum heads is an expensive undertaking. And I have a lot of drums, so I try and cheap out, re-using and adapting, like peeling the larg...
8 years agoGretsch Playboy 12/20 + 14 Prog. Jazz FT Wrap Issues?
What is your intent? If the drums were mine I'd have the FT rewrapped by a pro due to its scarcity and save the remaining salvageable wrap for repairs...
8 years agoApollo drums
I like the "ink marker" Rogers logo...
8 years agoWho made these? Solve mystery Please!
I believe those are early 60's Pearl-built drums. Do the spurs have the same clamping hardware as the cymbal mount?
8 years agoPre-1980's Pearls
Those are "Pre-Export" Exports. Luan shells, 8-lug bass etc. I have bought early 7/8" pipe mount Exports-complete with hardware and cymbals for $150....
8 years ago